Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
August 28, 2004
Submitted
September 27, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45915
Aircraft time
78,278 hours, 51,082 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Lightning Strike
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:C2 LIGHTNING STRIKES ON FUSE EXTERIOR STA 415 BETWEEN L5R & L6R. BURNISHED DAMAGE AREA PER SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1F. NDT VERIFIED MATERIAL THICKNESS OUT OF LIMITS, .020' TO .053, PER NDT SPM 04-00-06. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA PER 53-2-1 FIG 7. FABBED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER, FILLER & FINGER DOUBLER PER SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7, 51-1-8, 51-1-21, 51-1-26, 51-1-20D.

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